The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-06-28
THE OPIUM STEAL.
Affidavits of Wong Leong and the
Hon. J.. S. Walker. Auditor
OF Public Accounts.
Hawaiian ISLANDS,
I0NNlNO U NF-IN Z -
CITY OF Honolulu.

AA4l W IlONOLULl.
Wong Leong being duly sworn. deposed
ana says: am q rice and sugar grower. and
reside in Honolulu aforesaid. l have lived
here many years, and am well acquainted
with I. Aki. | knew something Of the mat
ter of the opium license. and Axis applica-
ton for 1t. He had told me from time to
time of the affair. heard that money must
he paid to the King. On the 10th of Deem
Der, 1856, he came to me with haste, and
wanted to know if could not let him have
5000; that he nust raise $4,000 at once.
1t was agreed between us that If | could
raise that sum should have corresponding
interest in the license. have known him q
long time, and trusting him. had no memo
randum made; but went off at once and
through the assistance of W. Il. Castle,
raised $4,000 from Bishop u Co. on my note
to Sing Chong IL Co., Endorsed by that firm
and I. Aki. got $1,000 of Mr.. Selig on the
same form of note. Both were for one
month, and have been paid by me. then
took the $1,000 to L. Aki at his house on
Palace Walk, about half-past that after
noon. l found Aki, Akana and haae there.
My payment was all in U. s. gold coin.
saw there at the same time other money
gold. paper and little silver, l think. Aki
took my 5000, and then asked me to 90 out
at once and get him q black pig, without
spot, OF from twenty to thirty pounds weight.
7 went out at once to Palama, to some pig
LdISGIS Oh Aldphl DldCes am UOuHul & pig
for 81 30, and took 1t to Aki. He paid me
the 81 80, and then, rs it was dark and
getting late, he sent q man with the pig to
kaae, 10 be roasted and prepared. l then left
4 few days after this | received q message
from Aki, in the night time, to 90 quick and
get another pig, A Chinese driver came for
me. l went at once with him, and, after
much trouble, found good pig makai of the
prison, near the slaughter house, and bought
it of Chinese. who has a withered hand, or
something like it : paid So for it. Delivered
it to Aki after 8 that night. 1t was on a
Sunday night, | think. He paid me the So
and 81 80 for the carriage, and | left. The
next day about noon l was at Axis, when
Kaae came in. Surprising that he had BUSH
ness with Aki, was about to go out, when
he took hold of me and we went in, and he
said: Let US have drink; We have good
iuck!" We drank-Aki, kaae and l, and
then be left. After this We waited a long
time for the license, and finally heard that
Chung Lung was to have it. Hearing this,
and fearing that | might lose my money, l
went to Axis, and he and Akana said that
the King said that Aki was to have one-thlrd
of the license. l saw some written docu-
ments, which Aki said was the contract, but
l did not read it. The next day | went to
the Palace with Loo Chit Sam, Aki, Akana
and Chun Nook.
Loo Chit Sam and waited outside, while
the others went III. AFTER Time perhaps
quarter OF an hour-they came out with the
king, and We all went to the Kings Office
and sat on the veranda. This was in the
morning, about I or S O'Clock. When the
King first came out of the Palace he walked
up to US and said: Don't you be afraid of
that business: it will be all right" This
was said in English. We five followed him
to the Office veranda. The conversation WAS
in Hawaiian then. / did not fully under
stand, but knew enough to know that they
were talking about the shares in the license.
saw Aki hand him the contract. He read
it over, and put them on the arm of the
chair. They were not returned TO US. The
King said that the money was all right; that
when everything was fixed all right, $4,000
would be returned. / asked several times,
through Akana, that the money be returned.
He said that when everything was fixed, it
would be returned. At last we got tired, and
asked to be excused; so we went away.
After breakfast that day. Loo Chit Sam
and l went to see Dir. Walker, who thought
the money had not been spent, and that if
we did not get the license the money would
be returned. He would go and see the King
about it. WoNG LEoNG.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this
the 9th day of January, 1887.
W. Il. CASTLE, Notary Public.